First case report of sepsis caused by Mycobacterium wolinskyi in chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Infections caused by Mycobacterium wolinskyi have rarely been reported, and essentially all were cellulitis and/or osteomyelitis related with traumatic event or surgical wound. Here, we present the 1st case of septic complication due to this organism in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia of the 1st but late chronic phase.
Ohno
Tatsuharu
T
Division of Hematology and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohtsu Red Cross Hospital, Ohtsu 520-8511, Japan. tatsohno@ja2.so-net.ne.jp
Kishimoto
Wataru
W
Chihara
Dai
D
Sakamoto
Takashi
T
Arimoto-Miyamoto
Kazue
K
Takeoka
Tomoharu
T
Tsuji
Masaaki
M
Kida
Kaneyuki
K
Ohkusu
Kiyofumi
K
Ezaki
Takayuki
T
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents